Converting a String date from one displayable format to another.

MyDateUtils.java

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.ParseException;

public class MyDateUtils {
	/**
	* Convert from one format to another
	* @param date the date in string. e.g. "23/10/2014 23:45.50"
	* @param currentFormat the actual format of date. e.g. "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm.ss"
	* @param newFormat the new format in which date will be displayed. e.g. "MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm a"
	* @return the date in a new displayed format.
	*/
	public static String swapFormat(String date, String currentFormat, String newFormat) throws ParseException {
		Date d = new SimpleDateFormat(currentFormat).parse(date);
		return new SimpleDateFormat(newFormat).format(d);
	}
}